Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. Tingwell is one of the veterans of Australian film. He acted in his first film in 1946, and has appeared in over one hundred films. Jump to: navigation, search January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Jump to: navigation, search Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

As an adolescent, Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant, but failed the entrance exam. Not long after, he was drafted as a pilot during World War II. He subsequently saw action flying reconnaissance missions overseas. After returning to Australia, he married his childhood sweetheart, Audrey. He also began to seriously consider a career in film, which had been a passion of his before the war. Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

In 1946, Tingwell won his first film role, as a control tower officer in the film Smithy. He took on several roles over the next few years, increasing in stature, until he caught the attention of Hollywood in 1952, and won the part of Lt. Harry Carstairs in the film The Desert Rats, alongside Chips Rafferty, James Mason and Richard Burton. Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Smithy (the movie which was released in 1946 was about Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his legendary flight across the Pacific Ocean, from San Francisco, California, United States to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia during 1928. ... ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) of the British Army was the most famous unit of its type in British service during World War II. It was a regular division in the Middle East, designated the Mobile Division at first, renamed the Armoured Division (Egypt) in September 1939, and... Chips Rafferty, born John William Goffage in Broken Hill, NSW, on 26th March, 1909, was an Australian Actor. ... James Mason in North by Northwest. ... Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. ...

After filming The Desert Rats, Tingwell stayed in Australia for three years, making three films, including King of the Coral Sea, which also featured Rafferty. In 1956, Tingwell moved to England. The following year, he took on his first recurring television role, playing Australian surgeon Alan Dawson in the live television serial Emergency Ward 10. He also won the role of Inspector Craddock in Agatha Christie's ''Miss Marple series, and played the character in all four films of that series, between 1961 and 1964. Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Emergency Ward 10 was a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. ... Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Tingwell made numerous other films while in England, but in 1973, returned to Australia with his wife and children, and soon after, won the role of Inspector Reg Lawson on the long-running series Homicide. This was followed by small roles in a number of major Australian films, such as Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues and All The Rivers Run. Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Homicide is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1975. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harry Breaker Harbord Morant (1864- 27 February 1902) was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet and soldier whose renowned skill with horses earned him the nickname The Breaker. Articulate, intelligent and well educated, he was also a published poet and became one of the better-known... Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian film. ...

His career went through a quiet period throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, until he took on the role of a grandfather in a recurring segment for the satirical series The Late Show in 1993. He was awarded the prestigious Gold Logie Hall of Fame award in 1994. His role in The Late Show was later to win him a major role as lawyer Lawrence Hammill in the major 1997 film The Castle. He later said that this role helped him recover from the death of his wife not long before. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... The Late Show was a popular Australian comedy show, which ran for two seasons on the ABC in 1992 and 1993. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Castle is a 1997 Australian film that gained widespread acclaim in Australia, but that was not well understood by those unfamiliar with Australian humour and values. ...

After the success of The Castle, Tingwell's career has undergone a revival during the late 1990s and early 2000s. This saw him take on small roles in commercial films The Craic and The Dish, the mini-series Changi, as well as the lead in the romance Innocence. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes radio telescope was used to relay the live television of mans first steps on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. ... Changi is an area to the east of Singapore. ... Innocence is a term that describes the lack of guilt of an individual, with respect for a crime. ...

Tingwell also had a recurring guest role in the soap opera Neighbours in 2000 and 2003, playing "Henry O'Rourke". Jump to: navigation, search The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the soap opera Neighbours. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

'Bud' Tingwell also appeared as "John Conroy" in the musical theatre production The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, which toured Australian capital cities twice during 2002. Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2005, Tingwell is still acting regularly, alternating between theatre, film and television. Most recently, he has hosted ratings winners Celebrity Circus, and 20 to 1. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected filmography

• The Desert Rats (1953) Lt. Harry Carstairs
• King of the Coral Sea (1953) Peter Merriman
• The Shiralee (1957) Jim Muldoon
• 'Breaker' Morant (1980) Lt. Col. Denny (President of Court Martial)
• Puberty Blues (1981) The Headmaster
• The Castle (1997) Lawrence Hammill
• The Wog Boy (2000) Mr Walker
• Innocence (2000) Andreas Borg
• The Dish (2000) Reverend Loftus
• Neighbours (TV series) (2000, 2003) Henry O'Rourke
• Changi (2001) Older David Collins

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Books

• Bud: A Life (2004)

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External links

• Charles 'Bud' Tingwell at the Internet Movie Database

• Charles Tingwell - The Avengers Forever

• Charles 'Bud' Tingwell - Saxton Speaker

• Tingwell takes off - the Royal Australian Air Force News